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"Being called a satanist isn’t regarded as bad if you actually are one. If you are called one but aren’t one, that’s a legitimate complaint and I am with you there."

I was called a satanist, but I am not one. I believe in Jesus Christ. In fact, I will go further and say I know that He exists, and He saved my life more than once. He is my Lord and Savior, and I am His child.

I also believe that souls can be and are reincarnated. That is why I was called a satanist, and I'm sure I will be called such again. I have also really stepped in it when I've said that I believe the souls of some animals, such as dogs, go to Heaven, and I've no doubt I'll get flak for saying it again, but I don't care, because I am free to believe what I think is true, so that's what I believe.

Whoever labeled you a satanist for believing in souls being reincarnated, IMO, is not correct. Satanists do not believe in reincarnation. They know people only get one life. And then they go down to hell to wait for their master Satan.

The reincarnation belief though, is not a biblical belief, and that I will tell you as one Christian from another. You only get one life, and after that, the judgment. There are no second chances and no do-overs. That is eastern mysticism, not biblical Christianity. The examples of Jesus raising people from the dead to live awhile longer temporally is not evidence of reincarnation.

Your other belief that animals have souls, IS biblically based and is correct. There are great books that discuss this topic from a biblical standpoint and reading other parts of Scripture understanding God’s initial creation and His plans for restoration in the future, there is no doubt in my mind animals have spirits and they will enjoy restoration and eternal life as God originally intended. I can let you know the books if you want, just PM me.

The "reincarnation" thing got you in trouble ~ there's a Bible verse that says 'men have but one life to live'. Your typical Christian is unfamiliar with the Eastern Concept called the Mandela, or Wheel of Life. There your life is but one on the wheel, but your manifestation in specific beings may take place numerous times.

This is a real dispute in Christianity though since so many people who are heirs to the Eastern Concept brought it with them into Christianity.

Some accept the idea's Biblical legitimacy by noting the "Dead in Christ' who rise up in Revelation to ask questions or to give hosannas.

Jesus himself rose from the dead.

There's certainly plenty of room for debate within the pale of Christian belief ~ but on the day to day plain it's not a big issue.

I think some confound satanism or devil worship with the other concepts in the East regarding the Demon Realm. I know Protestants have always gone hammer and tong after the Catholics over the "descended into Hell" business and over the centuries viewpoints on both sides of that particular coin have adjusted ~ and you rarely hear that issue raised anymore.

I'm trying to avoid being nonjudgmental. I have my own beliefs on these matters and they're pretty conventional. But you're not a satan worshipper for believing a soul might descend into Hell.

As I've stated several times right here some politicians, Nancy Pelosi is an example, have probably done enough evil they'll go straight to Hell ~ no purgatory ~ non stop ~ does not pass Go. Some suggest she can reform in the here and now but i doubt she can reform ~ none of us can tell if her reformation would count though.